Combined barrel cover and pail support



Dec. 25, 1928 1,696;418

' E. E. SCHULZ COMBINED BARREL COVER AND PAIL SUPPORT Filed March 15, 1928- Inventor EEJC/ZZJZ@ Patented Dec. 25, 1928.

siren stares EMIL E. soHULz, or MGCONNELL, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED BARREL oovnn AND PAIL surron'r.

Application filed Marchlfi, 1928.

The present invention relates to improvements in receptacles, and has reference more particularly to a means for locking the cover for a barrel in a closed position, so that the same cannot become accidentally disengaged therefrom.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of means for supporting a pail or bucket filled with water within the barrel, in such. a manner that the same is readily accessible when the cover for the barrel is manually removed.

A further object is to provide a. combined barrel cover and pail support of the above mentioned character, wherein the parts constituting the same can be readily and easily assembled or disassembled, the pail, when filled with water, and suspended from the barrel cover, acting as a weight to retain the cover in a closed position on the open upper end of the barrel.

A further object is to provide a combined barrel cover and pail support of the above mentioned character which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable, and further well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the nature 01 the invention pro ceeds and when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views;

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation, and

- partly in section of the combined barrel cover and pail support embodying my invention, showing the manner in which the cover is held in position on the top of the barrel.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, a portion of the cover being broken away, and

Figure 3 is a detail elevational view of the wire hook member forming a salient part of the present invention.

In the drawing, w ierein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates a wooden. barrel that is open at its top and is adapted to be filled to any desirable height with water for use by railroads or upon farms.

The cover for the open top of the barrel is shown at 2, the same being adapted to rest on the upper edge of the barrel and being formed with a depending annular flange 3 Serial No. 261,815.

that extends into the barrel as is clearly shown in Figure 1. If desired, the central portion of the barrel cover may be of greater thickness than the remaining portion of the cover and this is clearly'shown in Figure 1. A central slot 4 is formed in the coveriz'or a purpose to be presently described.

A relatively smaller water receptacle, in the form of a wooden pail or bucket, designated by the numeralo is adapted for disposition in the barrel 1, and this receptacle, which is open at its top, is provided with. a cross bar 6 that extends transversely across the top of the pail. The cross bar provides a handle whereby the water pail or bucket can be readily and easily grasped and handled.

In addition, the cross bar is adapted to cooperate with a wire hook 7 that is slidable vertically through the slot 4, formed in the central portion of the cover, 2. This hook 7 is formed from a single strand of wire, bent to provide a vertical shank 8, and the upper portion of the shank terminates in the twisted or coiled port-ion 9. and a loop 10 is formed at the upper end of the coiled portion 9 as is clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3. The shank portion 8 includes the parallel spaced arms 11, between which is slidable the locking wedge 12, the bottom edge of which lies flush against the upper face of the central portion of the cover 2, while the tapered upper edge engages the converging upper ends of the arms 11, so that the hook 7 that extends around theintermediate portion of the cross bar 6 will maintain the upper edge of the pail 5), against the under side of the cbver 2.

It is of course, to be understood, that the pail 5 is initially filled with water, and when the parts are arranged as shown in Figure 1, the pail 5 will act as a weight, to maintain the cover 2 in closed position on the open top of the barrel 1, and thus will pre vent any possibility of the cover becoming disengaged from the barrel, such as trequcntly happens where the ordinary covers are merely placed on the top of the water barrel.

Furthermore, the pail 5 will be supported in the topof the barrel, so that a person does not have to reach down into the barrel, in order to remove the pail from the barrel. The pail will be removed from the barrel simultaneously with the removal of the cover and by knocking the wedge 12 out of engagement with the shank 8 the book 7 will be readily disengaged from the cross bar 6. whereupon the pail full of water can be uncovered and emptied by grasping the cross bar 6, which will provide a handle for the pail.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description that I have provided a. combined barrel cover and pail support, which is simple in construction, and readily and easily assembled or disassembled.

Furthermore, a device of this character will, at all times, be positive and eflicient in carrying out the purposes for which it is designed.

lVhile I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the size, shape, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In combination, an open top barrel, a cover therefor, a. relatively small receptacle open at its upper end for disposition in the barrel, a cross bar extending transversely across the top of the inner receptacle, and means carried by the cover for detachable engagement with the cross bars to secure the inner receptacle against the under side of the cover, whereby to hold the cover on the barrel against accidental displacement therefrom, said last mentioned means comprising a member slidable through the cover, a hook formed on the lower end of the member for engagement across the cross bar, and a wedge cooperating with said member and the cover to hold the hook in an operative position.

2. In combination, an open top barrel, a cover therefor, a relatively small receptacle open at its upper end for disposition within the barrel, a cross bar extending transversely across the top of the inner receptacle, and means carried by the cover for detachable engagement with the cross bar to secure the inner receptacle against the under side of the cover whereby to hold the cover on the barrel against accidental displacement therefrom, said last mentioned means comprising a looped member arranged for vertical sliding movement through the cover, the lower end of the looped member being bent to form a hook for engagement underneath the cross bar. a handle formed on the upper end of the looped member, and a wedge cooperating with the looped member and said cover to hold the hooks in engagement with the cross bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EMIL E. SOHULZ. 

